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'P. J. HATFIELD.

DRIVER'S SEAT,

No. 369,178. Patented Aug. 30, 18187.

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' P. J.- HATFIELD.

DRIVERS SEAT.

Patented Aug. 30, 1887.

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' IINITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

PATRICK J. HATFIELD, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO H. H. LITTELLAND JOSEPH OLIVER HADDOX, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

DRIVERS SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,178, dated August30, 1887.

Application filed July 10, 1886.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, PA'rRroK'J. HATFIELD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State ofKentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Drivers Seats,of which the following is so full, clear, and exact a description of apreferred'form of the same as will enable others skilled in the art towhich my in vention appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis averticalsectionof myimproved stool. Fig. 2is a similar view showing a modificationwhich serves as a locking device to lock the stool in place. Viewshowing another modification. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a carprovided with my seat, and showing thelatter in place. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the car, showing the seat as it appears when putaway when not in use.

The object of my invention is to provide a seat for drivers which willbe cheap and durabio, and one which may be readily removed and replacedin the shortest possible time and with the least expense of physicalforce.

Another object of my invention is to provide a seat for drivers whichwill always be at their disposal, and which will not be occupied bypassengers when set aside by the driver.

Another object of my invention is to eon strnct a seat for drivers whichwill turn on a pivot, thus giving them free and easy movement inhandling their brake and reins, as well as saving wear to theirpantaloons.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a seat which may be placedentirely out of the way at those points in a drivers route where hiswhole attention is required by his team and the brake, andat which timeit is very desirable for him to have all of the available space on theplatform of the car, and particularly that space which would be occupiedby a seat, should one be rigidly secured to the platform in a positionwhere it would be convenient and serviceable to. him.

In all of the figures the same letters designate the same partsthroughout the drawings. The stool-seat A is provided with a lug, a,

Fig. 3 is a similar Serial No. 201,721. (No modeh) which is perforatedand pivoted at a to a corresponding lug on the top of the upright B.The-lower portion of the upright is provided with a boss, 0, which issecured in this instance to the upright B by a rivet, c. The projectiona, which is secured to the stool A, is placed at such a distance to oneside of the center of the seat A that the upright B will come directlyin the center of the seat Awhen the latter is placed in a horizontalposition to form a seat for the driver. In this instance I provide thestool A with a plate, D, which plate is provided with the arms (1, eachof which is perforated to receive screws or bolts, which fasten it tothe seat. The projection a in this instance is cast integral with theplate D. This of'course may be varied at will without departing from thespirit of my invention; but I consider this the most practical form toadopt when'a wooden seat is used. If an iron seat were used, it is quiteapparent that the whole seat, plate, and projection might be formed of asingle piece. 7

In some instances it may be found desirable to lock the seat in itshorizontal position on the top of the upright B. \Vhen it is desired todo. this, the projection a, which is formed integral with the collar f,which encircles the top of the upright B, should be somewhat wider andprovided with two perforations,gg, as shown in Fig. 3. Thus it will beobserved that when the seat is dropped down into its horizontal positionit can be readily and quickly locked there by inserting a little pin ornail in the perforation g. a This pin or nail will abut against theouter flange of the projection a, and will prevent the accidentaldisplacement of the seat by the weight of the driver should he sit tooheavily on the seat or near the edge which comes nearest the projectiona on the seat A.

In the present construction the upright B is made of gas-pipe. By theuse of gas-pipe a hollow lightup right is provided, which issufficiently strong for all practical purposes, and one which is notexpensive. The collar fis secured to the top of the upright B by therivet h. It will of course be understood that the construction of thisupper collar, as well as that of the boss 0, may be varied at willwithout departing from the general spirit of my invention; but as theconstruction shown has proven to be both practical and effective Iconsider this a preferred form of carrying out my invention.

The platform of the ear is provided at the point where the driver wouldnaturally put his seat with a receptacle,which may be made withametalsocketor bushing, F. This socket has an extended flange, i, which isprovided with holes to receive screws or rivets. This flange also formsa bearing for the boss 0 on the lower portion of the upright B. Verynear the corner where the stool is put when not in use I provide asimilar but smaller receptacle or socket, G, to receive and accommodatethe upright when the stool is not re quired by the driver.

It will of course be understood that when the stool is put up out of theway, and when it is not required by the driver, it is turned up edgewiseand stood up next to the side of the car.

In the construction of this device I have aimed to provide the driverwith a seat which will afford him the greatest amount of comfort, andone which will always be at his disposal. The seats now in use aredefective in that they take up too much room in the front of the car,and aside from that the stools which are provided for the driver are notinfrequently occupied by passengers who come out on the platform tosmoke, or for any other reason which may prompt them to come out andride with the driver.

I am aware that the adoption of a seat of this character will in someinstances prevent the driver from providing a passenger with a seat attimes when he would be glad to do so; but it will be to the advantage ofthe driver in so many instances that I think its use and advantage bothpractical and commendable.

Having now described the objects, uses, and advantages of my seat, whatI desire to secure by Letters Patent, and what I therefore claim, 1s

1. The combination of a car-platform provided with receptacles for theseat with a portable seat consisting of a standard having a movable top,one of said receptacles in the platform being located to hold the seatin position for the use of the driver, and the other receptacle locatedso near the edge of the platform as to necessitate the turning up of theseat, so that it cannot be occupied in that position, substantially asand for the purposes specified.

2. The hollow upright provided with a collar, which serves as a boss, atits bottom, and the second collar at the top, the collar at the topbeing provided with two perforations at one side and beyond the outeredge of the hollow upright, in combination with a hinged seat and alocking-pin, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PATRICK J. HATFIELD.

Witnesses:

J. M. Pn'r'rus, O. D. BELL.

